Tees Valley Regeneration
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Former regeneration body in England
| Formation | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Cavendish House Teesdale Business Park, Thornaby-on-Tees |
Official language | English |
former Chief executive | Joe Docherty |
| Website | Tees Valley Regeneration |
Tees Valley Regeneration was an urban regeneration company covering the Tees Valley area of North East England [1] and at one time was the largest urban development agency in England.[2] The headquarters were at Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park in Thornaby-on-Tees.
Tees Valley Regeneration started in 2002, operated for seven years under the leadership of Joe Docherty, who left the organisation in 2009, and closed in 2010; responsibility for regeneration was transferred to local councils.[2]
Projects
[edit ]Tees Valley Regeneration's main regeneration projects were:
- Central Park in Darlington,[2] including the new Darlington College.
- Skylink International Business Park at Durham Tees Valley Airport.[2]
- Middlehaven in Middlesbrough,[2] in particular the development of the new Middlesbrough College and Anish Kapoor's Temenos in Middlehaven Dock,[3] one of the Tees Valley Giants.
- North Shore in Stockton-on-Tees,[2] in particular the development of Infinity Bridge, expansion of Durham University's Queen's Campus and the North Shore development.
- Victoria Harbour in Hartlepool.[2]
See also
[edit ]- Other local and regional development agencies
- One NorthEast (closed 2012)
- SMi - Stockton Middlesbrough Initiative
- Teesside Development Corporation (defunct 1998).
- Middlesbrough Development Corporation
- Hartlepool Development Corporation
References
[edit ]- ^ "Opportunity of a different dimension". Homes and Communities Agency. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g McKenzie, Sandy (24 March 2009). "Tees Valley Regeneration to close after seven years". Gazette Live. Teesside: Evening Gazette. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Tees Valley Giants". Tees Valley Giants. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
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